News published on Federal Newswire in September 2007

News from September 2007


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Areawide Approach to Fire Ant Control

News Release: Progress is being made in coordinated efforts to halt the spread of imported fire ants, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists studying this invasive pest that now inhabits more than 320 million acres in several southern states and Puerto Rico.


Fort Stanwix Hosts Annual Naturalization Ceremony

News Release: Rome, NY: Fort Stanwix National Monument will host the annual September Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 for the United States District Court, Northern New York District. The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m. and will take place on the parade ground inside the fort. The fort has hosted...


St. Joesph Petroleum Plan of Operation & EA

News Release: The National Park Service has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Plan of Operations for the continuing production of six gas wells operated by Saint Joseph Petroleum, Inc. near the Mount Helen trailhead in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA). The purpose of the Environmental...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding news that the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) has begun the planning process to gather information and conduct an environmental review of areas in the Gulf of Mexico that were opened for exploration by Congress last year:


News Release: In the early morning hours of Sept. 11, 2007, a resident of Villa Dunes spotted a fire across the Roanoke Sound on the northern end of Roanoke Island and called 911. The famed Lost Colony’s maintenance shed and Irene Rains Costume Shop were in flames. All fire departments north of Oregon Inlet responded.


Competitive Sourcing Competition Selects Government to Operate Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center

News Release: The Treasure Lake Most Efficient Organization was awarded the contract for the operation of the Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Indiahoma, Okla., on Sept. 10, 2007.


Baucus Outlines Agriculture Tax Package

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today outlined his goals for an agriculture tax package that will create a permanent trust fund to help ranchers and farmers hurt by crop and livestock losses, convert a number of conservation payment programs into fully-offset tax...


Teacher Ranger Teacher Program

News Release: Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program at Petrified Forest National Park.


Baucus Calls For More IRS Research On Mismatched Tax Reporting Documents

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to make better use of information reporting documents in order to collect more of the $345 billion “tax gap"- the gulf between Federal taxes legally owed and actually collected each year. A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).


News Release: The National Park Service is accepting applications for its summer 2008 Artist-in-Residence Program from Oct. 1, 2007, through Dec. 1, 2007, at Rocky Mountain National Park. Selected artists are provided with a creative, contemplative environment in which to generate artistic works and share their...


News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, met Monday with Dr. Jane Goodall to discuss the contribution of tropical forest destruction to carbon in the atmosphere and how tropical forest preservation can help offset the United States' carbon footprint. Deforestation accounts for some 20% of global carbon emissions when global emissions are calculated including changes in land use and forestry.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. has paid the United States and a number of states, as well as the District of Columbia, over $190 million to resolve allegations that the company caused false ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, to resolve allegations that the municipality engaged in unlawful employment discrimination based on sex and retaliated against an officer who cooperated in the related federal investigation.